Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Thursday:
1. GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR A SYRIAN TRUCE
UN backs latest call for a cease-fire, though similar efforts have failed.
2. WHY ABORTION IS BACK IN POLITICAL FOREFRONT
Republicans in close races rush to disavow an Indiana Senate candidate’s comment that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, “that’s something God intended.”
3. THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL
CEO Steve Ballmer can’t afford a flop when Microsoft unveils a pivotal overhaul Thursday of its Windows operating system.
4. EMBRYOS HAVE GENES FROM ONE MAN, TWO WOMEN
It’s not clear if scientists’ new technique will ever be used to produce children.
5. A NEW ‘JIHAD’ AGAINST ASSAD
Foreign Islamic militants — many cozy with al-Qaida — are joining rebels in Syria.
6. ISLANDS (AND GULF COAST) HUNKER DOWN
After drenching Jamaica, Hurricane Sandy charts a course for Cuba — and possibly the Bahamas and Florida.
7. ASPIRIN BEING TESTED AS A CANCER-FIGHTER
One of the world’s oldest and cheapest drugs shows promise in treating colon cancer in some patients.
8. WHAT TOM CRUISE WANTS FROM A PUBLISHER
The actor sues — seeking $50 million — because a magazine alleged he has deserted his 6-year-old daughter.
9. TRICK-OR-TREATERS AND THEIR KILLER COSTUMES
The goriest, most violent Halloween costumes now come in extra-small.
10. HOW ‘KNOTHOLE GANG’ PEEKS AT GIANTS GAMES FOR FREE
Hundreds of fans line up to take advantage of a famous hole in the stadium fence in San Francisco.
Daily Updates
October 24, 2012
10 Things to Know for Thursday
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.
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- FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
- Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
- Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates
- Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
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- Singer Kellie Pickler named new ‘Dancing’ champ
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- VIDEO: Pres. Obama's remarks on the Okla. tornado
- Photos: Aftermath of massive tornado in Moore
- Okla. front pages capture tornado aftermath
- VIDEO: Tornado survivor's missing dog found during TV interview
- Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
- Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
Okla. City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado
Raw: Aftermath of Deadly Attack in London
Paperless Scanner, Vision of the Future
Florida FBI Shooting Has Boston Bombing Links
Garcetti Elected Los Angeles Mayor Over Greuel
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
IRS Official Pleads 5th Amendment
Lawyer: Feds Investigating Susan Powell Case
Former Rep. Weiner Running for New York Mayor
Jodi Arias: Death Penalty Would Cause More Pain
Police Ram House to End Hostage Standoff
Families Begin Returning to Their Homes in Moore
Raw: Aerial View of Moore Tornado Damage
Looking for Love? Take the Prague Metro
First Person: Baby Falcons on a New York Bridge
Crews Race to Find Survivors of Okla. Twister
Oklahoma: Images of Devastation, Reunion
Raw: Students Clash With Police in Chile
Protests Outside Cincinnati IRS Office
New Xbox One Entertainment Console Unveiled
